Mayor Teruworq of Gondar

Teruworq Makhzumi (1072-) was the son of Maya'ir Makhzumi and a ward of King Dawit II of Axum.

Biography
Teruworq was born in 1072 to the Sunni Muslim Ethiopian House of Makhzumi, and he was the son of Maya'ir Makhzumi. Teruworq became a ward of King Dawit II of Axum after the fall of the County of Assab in 1077, and Dawit gave him a happy upbringing. On 18 August 1081, after he punched the cook's son in the face again due to a temper tantrum, Dawit encouraged him to be more patient, and he succeeded. On 8 September 1082 Dawit caught him tortuting a rat behind the stables, so he talked to him about kindness, and he began to treat everyone nicely. In 1084, he became a noble when his father became the Duke of Shewa after Dawit seized the region from the Zagwe dynasty.